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El amor de mi bohío

1947 87 min ★ 5.5 Drama Romance

El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyrics o a popular love ballad of the same name. It is Director Juan Orol's tale of a violent love triangle where two farm hands out to prove who is the most macho, and thereby win the affections of a woman. This tragic love story takes place on a tropical plantation located just outside of Havana, where its workers are housed in small, thatched-roof "bohios". The two rival suitors are driven by passion for the girl they both love, and soon engage in a series of challenges designed to help this young woman choose the right guy in the end. These competitions start out to include simple and benign activities at first, like dancing, singing and dueling guitars, or betting on the winning bird at a cock-fight, However, they soon escalate to more violent activities, like public brawls, and saber dueling, which set life changing events into motion for everyone.

Writer: Juan Orol Director: Juan Orol

Cast

Yadira Jiménez Yadira Jiménez Rosa Inés
José Pulido José Pulido Luis del Valle
Carlos Badías Carlos Badías Armando
Kiko Mendive Kiko Mendive
Ramiro Gómez Kemp Ramiro Gómez Kemp Fonseca
Norma Mireya Norma Mireya Zoila
Juan Pulido Juan Pulido Don Antonio del Valle
Chel López Chel López Miguel
Ramón Rey Ramón Rey
Aurora Ruiz Aurora Ruiz Tomasa
Juan Orol Juan Orol Pablo Mendizabal
Genaro de Alba Genaro de Alba Man in dance